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Cleaning Solutions for Cured and Uncured Silicone

Cleaning Solutions for Cured and Uncured Silicone
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Cleaning Solutions for Cured and Uncured Silicone Industrial Cleaning Expertise from Dow Corning The pictures below show the removal of an extremely high-viscosity silicone film from a steel plate by dipping into neat Dow Corning® DS-2025 Silicone Cleaning Solvent at room temperature. Reduce the Risk of Contamination and Improve Industrial Hygiene If you use large amounts of silicone in your products or manufacturing processes, routinely cleaning your equipment and surfaces with an effective silicone cleaner can help you safeguard product quality and performance. Good cleaning practices help you reduce the risk of microbial or chemical contamination in finished products as well as the risk of buildup-related equipment failures. Effective cleaning also contributes to good industrial hygiene and worker safety. Product Advantages Dow Corning® DS-2025 Silicone Cleaning Solvent: Dow Corning® DS-1000 Aqueous Silicone Cleaner: • Rapidly depolymerizes and dissolves cured silicone Before cleaning • Effectively emulsifies silicone oils, greases and uncured silicone elastomers • Reusable • Does not contain aromatic or halogenated solvent After 3 hours • Compatible with most construction materials • Effective degreaser in a wide range of manufacturing or processing applications • Complies with EU detergent regulation on biodegradability of surfactants Proven Solutions for Silicone Removal With these proven, nonflammable cleaning solutions from Dow Corning, you can effectively remove both cured and uncured silicone from your tools, kettles, bottling lines, pipes and manufacturing equipment, as well as from floors and other surfaces. They are suitable for use in a wide range of chemical manufacturing applications where silicone is used either as an ingredient or as a process aid. Remove cured silicone with Dow Corning ® DS-2025 Silicone Cleaning Solvent. Many traditional solvents simply swell cured silicone; they do not actually dissolve it, making the cured silicone difficult to remove. Dow Corning DS-2025 Silicone Cleaning Solvent, on the other hand, rapidly digests and dissolves even completely cured silicone. Plus, the product can be reused multiple times, enhancing its cost-effectiveness. … continued on back

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Remove silicone oils, greases and uncured elastomers with Dow Corning ® DS-1000 Aqueous Silicone Cleaner. An aqueous surfactant blend designed for the removal of uncured silicone materials, Dow Corning DS-1000 Aqueous Silicone Cleaner is an effective degreaser in a wide range of applications. Recommendations for Usage It is recommended that the equipment manufacturer be consulted prior to using the cleaning solvent. PTFE-lined hoses and Viton® seals should be used in equipment that will be purged with Dow Corning DS-2025 Silicone Cleaning Solvent. Gaskets, seals, joints, pipes or other...

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